Tag Archives: Kenny Kwok
HONG KONG HORSE RACING: WHAT A LONG AND STRANGE RIDE IT’S BEEN
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk My aunt and uncle were the only racing fans in the family though family friends were loyal supporters of the sport in Hong Kong. My father would always remind me that Ceylon, where we came from, … Continue reading
Posted in Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, The horse racing industry
Tagged Cheng Tai-chee, George Moore, George Sofronoff, happy valley, HKJC, Jerry Ng Chi-lam, Joe Pereira, Johnny Cruz, Kenny Kwok, lester piggott, Marcel Samarcq, MC Tam, Nick Metrevelli, Peter Miers, Peter Tse, Rambo Tse, Robin Parke, Ted Fordyce, Tony Silva
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AND NOW FOR A CHANGE OF PACE…CRICKET LOVELY CRICKET IN HONG KONG
By Hans Ebert Having been born in what was then Ceylon- a rabid cricketing nation now known as Sri Lanka- played school cricket while looking up to two elder cousins playing cricket for various clubs in Hong Kong, one captaining … Continue reading
Posted in Out on the town in Hong Kong
Tagged Ava Gardner, Carl Myatt, Cary Grant, Craigengower Cricket Club, CRICKET, CRICKET IN HONG KONG, Dave Cash, DBS, Ed Stewart, Frank Sinatra, happy valley, Indian Recreation Club, Jalu Shroff, Kenny Everett, Kenny Kwok, KGV, Li Ka-shing, Run Run Shaw, Sri Lanka, Steve McQueen, Tommy Vance, William Holden
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A DIFFERENT LOOK AT THE 2016 BMW HK DERBY AND A TALE OF TWO CITIES CALLED HONG KONG
By Hans Ebert Let’s face it, if you were born after The Handover in 1997, there’s not a helluva lot to do in Hong Kong other that being dragged kicking and screaming by the girlfriend to shop till you drop, … Continue reading
Posted in brett prebble, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Racing, Horse Racing, JOHN MOORE, The horse racing industry, Tony Cruz
Tagged BMW Hong Kong Derby, BMW Hong Kong Derby 2016, Brett Prebble, Chad Schofield, Cheng Tai-chee, Danny Brereton, Danny Nikolic, DARRYL HOLLAND, Derek Currie, ERIC SAINT MARTIN, Gary Moore, Gavin Lerena, HKJC, HUGH BOWMAN, Ivan Allen, Jerry Ng Chi-lam, Johnny Roe, Johnson Chan, Keith Yeung, Ken Martinus, Kenny Kwok, Philip Robinson, Steven King, Tony Cruz, Tye Angland, Walter Gerrard, Werther
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JOCKEYS: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
(Source: Shim Weasel) By Hans Ebert Jockeys are today’s gunslingers- well, some of them though most have done no favours to the profession by being what some call “ankle biters” and I dismiss as Willie Wonka’s Oompah Loompahs. But those … Continue reading
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